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Directions to meets and events
Pasta Parties
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Friday night, September 22nd before the
Sandy Creek Invitational - Host is Logan Akins, directions
to be posted
Thursday night, November 2nd before
Region - Host is Jennifer Huber, directions to be posted |
Equipment
Cross Country Venues
Al Bishop
Park
Aproximately 18 miles from Pope HS
Option 1: Take Hwy 120 (Upper Roswell Road)
West to 120 Loop. Left on South 120 Loop. Follow 120 Loop to Powder Springs Road (past Civic Center,
across train tracks, etc.). Left on Powder Springs Road. Continue on Powder Springs Road for approximately 4-5 miles. Left on Callaway Road/Cheatham Hill Road (Kolb Farm Historical Site on left). Left on County Farm Road (Al Bishop Sports Complex/Jim Miller Park). Course is on the left.
Option 2: Take Post Oak Tritt West to Sandy Plains Road. Left on Sandy Plains Road. Follow Sandy Plains Road to the Canton Road Connector, across the RR tracks and past
Target. Left on Canton Road Connector. Follow Canton Road Connector crossing I-75, Hwy 41, passing Kennesaw Hospital and
becoming Church Street until the North 120 Loop. Right on 120 Loop. Follow 120 Loop as it becomes Powder Springs Road. Left on Callaway Road/Cheatham Hill Road (Kolb Farm Historical Site on
left). Left on County Farm Road (Al Bishop Sports Complex/Jim Miller Park). Course is on the left.
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Berry College
60 miles from Pope HS
Click here for Mapquest directions to Berry College from Pope.
From Atlanta take I-75 North to Exit 290 (GA-20),
towards Rome/Canton. Exit, turn left onto GA-20 West. Follow GA-20
past Wal-Mart to next traffic light. Turn left and take first right (a ramp).
Follow to US411S/GA20W, exit and go approximately 16 miles to East Rome
Bypass/GA1-loop. Turn right and follow to US27. Turn right on US27, follow signs
to main entrance of Berry College and turn left. Allow about 1 3/4 hours driving
time from Atlanta.
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Boling
Park
30 miles from Pope HS
Take I-75 North to I-575 North. Exit at Exit 16 and bear to your left at the
split in the ramp and proceed to the traffic light at GA highway 5 (you will
"T" into Hwy 5). Turn
right, go across the river and take an immediate left onto Boling Park.
Go to the end of the drive, past soccer and baseball fields. The course will be immediately across the
creek.
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Carrollton, GA
(75+ miles from Pope)
Take I-20 West to exit 24 (Carrollton-Villa Rica Highway 61
Exit). Turn left at the light and go approx. 11 miles on Highway 61. You
will enter Carrollton city limits (directly past Ryan's Steak House).
Merge left. Turn left onto the Carrollton bypass (if you pass McDonalds,
you've gone too far). Stay on the bypass until the third red light. Turn
right at the light (just past Target) onto Ben Scott Blvd. The meet is
at Carrollton Elementary School on your left.
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Clinton
Nature Preserve
Take I-285 West to I-20 West
to exit 30 (Post Road). Turn left on Post Road and go to the first road on
the right (Ephesus Church Road). Turn right on Ephesus and go 2-3
miles and you will see Clinton Nature Preserve on your right.
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Dellinger Park (Cass Cartersville Invitational)
For Mapquest or Yahoo! Maps, the closest address is the Cartersville
Middle School, 825 Douthit Ferry Road, Cartersville, GA 30120
QUICKEST: I-75 North to exit
283 (Emerson-Old Allatoona Rd), at end of ramp turn left and pass under
I-75 and continue about 3/4 mile then immediately after passing under Hwy 41
turn left on to Old Alabama Rd, head west on Old Alabama Rd. four miles to
Douthit Ferry Rd (if you pass the high school you went too far), turn right
on Douthit Ferry Rd and head north 1.3 miles past Cartersville Middle School
to Pine Grove Road, turn right on Pine Grove and Dellinger Park entrance is
just up the street on the right.
ALTERNATE: I-75 North to Exit 288, GA Highway 113, Cartersville Main
Street.
Turn left at the top of the exit ramp and follow Hwy 113 into downtown
Cartersville, crossing US 41 along the way.
Follow the signs for Etowah Indian Mounds through downtown Cartersville.
Just on the other side of town, bear left onto Etowah (GA 61 and GA 113)
GA 61 and GA 113 will peel off to the right, but you continue straight on
Etowah until you come to Cartersville Elementary and Middle Schools.
After schools, bear right (Follow the Dellinger Park sign). Dellinger
Park will be on the left, less than a mile past the schools.
Park in the lot near the football fields.
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Fleet
Feet Sports
Fleet Feet Sports is off of Johnson Ferry Road in Sandy Springs across from Target. Take Johnson
Ferry south across the river (into Fulton county), and past Abernathy. Cross Sandy Springs Circle
and Fleet Feet is on the left (next to Brewsters). The phone number of Fleet
Feet is 404 255 3338. Don't forget to mention Pope for your 10% discount.
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Gainesville Community College -
Gainesville, GA
Take I-85 North to 985 North. Take Exit 16 (Oakwood exit). Exit left
and go about 2/3 mile. On the right, take the 2nd entrance to
Gainesville College. The parking lot is on the left past the gym. |
Lagrange 1:45 from Pope High school
Travel south on I 85 to the first
LaGrange exit, #18, Hwy 109. Go right onto Lafayette Pkwy/Hwy 109. Travel
West on 109 all the Way to Pyne Rd Park. You will pass a round Catholic
Church on the left when crossing Hwy 27/219. At this junction the road name
will change from Lafayette Pkwy to Vernon Rd. After you pass the hospital on
the left you will make a right turn onto Roanoke Rd. also called Hwy 109
(Burger King on the left). Look for Pyne Rd Park on the left. Do not turn
onto Pyne Rd or Old Pyne Rd. Travel time from the exit off I 85 is 20
minutes.
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Marist
Georgia 400 South to I-285 East. I-285 to
first exit, Ashford-Dunwoody. Right on Ashford-Dunwoody (don't get in
far right lane on exit, use the near right lane). Marist Academy is
about 1.25 miles on the right, just after crossing Nancy Creek Drive.
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McIntosh Nature Preserve
~60 miles from Pope HS
Take either GA 400 or I-75 South to I-285
Take I-285 West toward Six Flags
Take I-20 West toward Birmingham to exit 34 (Hwy 5).
Go south on Hwy 5 toward Whitesburg.
**Note: Whitesburg is a known speed trap**
Stay on Hwy 5 for approximately 25 miles after leaving I-20.
You will cross Hwy 166 and Hwy 27.
McIntosh is approximately 2 miles on your left once you pass Hwy 27. You
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Sandy Creek High School,
Tyrone, GA
Click
here for Mapquest directions from Pope High School
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Westminster
Take 1-85 South into Atlanta. Exit at I-75 North
(Exit #85) to Marietta/Chattanooga. Exit at 255 West Paces Ferry Road.
Turn left onto Northside Parkway and go to the first light and turn left
onto West Paces Ferry Road. Westminster is over the bridge on the left.
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Wild Horse Creek Park
I-75 to Exit 263 South Marietta Parkway (or take 120 West to South
Marietta Parkway and cross I-75)
Go West toward Southern Polytechnic state University.
Go Under the Railroad tracks and turn left onto Powder Springs Street
(CVS on opposite corner).
Follow Powder Springs Street approx 7 miles to West Cobb Parkway and
Turn Right.
Turn Left on Macedonia Road for approx 1.5 miles and Park will be on
your right.
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